I have all those versions, plus the boxed set of 7″ singles that came with a peacock feather. I’m really looking forward to seeing what SW can do with this album.

L&WR used to really annoy me until I heard the Anthology version, which is just the fabs, and I realised just how great a song it is. The ‘stripped’ version shows how good the band, especially Macca, were, apart […]

It may have been on R2R tape? Pre-release?

Great article, and I will henceforth on the (very) rare occasion they arise in conversation not use the definitive article, but for me they are irredeemable. You know the old saying about taking an instant dislike […]

£2.59 on Amazon.co.uk at the mo. Thanks for the heads up!

It’s not in your once in a lifetime best buys list, so I thought I’d ask.

Again, surely this mass and the spider’s web arrangement is to reduce/ignore external vibrations? I don’t see how this could mitigate any issues with the main bearing, or the arm bearings.

You wouldn’t include the Rega Planar 10 in that list @ £4500?

The change in sound you hear will be inherent to the differences in the cartridges design, frequency response etc.
I know that a long time ago, Linn stated the hierarchy of importance for a turntable system was, […]

The bubble wrap, in your analogy, would ‘deal with’ vibration external to the TT. What I was specifically talking about what internal vibrations, caused by low tolerance mechanical interfaces. The TT has a bearing […]

I believe the improvements come from the tighter mechanical tolerances in the likes of bearings etc. The amount of movement the stylus makes is tiny, so if any other part of the TT is creating unwanted movement […]

re RHI, a year ago I would’ve agreed with you, but seeing the amount of money spent by the Westminster government, and with who, during the Covid pandemic has given me pause for thought. Who would’ve though the […]

Dee was the drummer when I joined (as bass player). After 1/2 hours practice it was painfully obvious I was no bass player. What was also obvious was that Dee had no real tub thumping ability, so we swapped. Not […]

This page on the Irish Government website lists who is eligible to apply for an Irish passport.

I was a drummer in a (mildly) popular Belfast punk band, The Idiots. One side of a Good Vibrations single, the theme tune for the ‘Shellshock Rock’ movie, and goodnight Vienetta. Main claim to fame is being called […]

I only heard this for the first time a couple of years ago, but it’s become my favourite crimble song

Wasn’t there some sort of fall out between JL & Bev Bevan a while back?

Or Paddy McAloon. Although he seemed to realise some years later that his solo album (I Trawl The Megahertz) was actually a Prefab Sprout album all along.

Apparently he had a computer malfunction (he records all his stuff on an old Atari DWS) and they have been trying to retrieve/re-record accordingly.
His problem is that he seems to believe it’s only really a […]

The first pressing of Harry Nilsson’s second album (Aerial Ballet) had his version of ‘Daddy’s Song’ as the first track. The Monkees had also recorded a version of the song, and cos they were both on the same […]